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[-] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

Explanation: The tyrannical Roman Emperor Caligula was not known as Caligula during his reign. 'Caligula' means 'Little boots' or 'Little sandals', from the military footwear of Roman legionaries - when Caligula was a young boy, his father, Germanicus, took him with him on campaigns, dressed up in a miniature soldier's outfit. The troops loved him, and took to calling him Caligula - a nickname which he did not appreciate when he was older!

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

You know what they say about a man with small boots...

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